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Was trinkst du? What are you drinking?

verb · A1

trinken

[ˈtʁɪŋkn̩]

to drink

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Grammar

Present
er/sie/es trinkt What happens now or usually.
Simple past (Präteritum)
er/sie/es trank The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
Perfect (Perfekt)
er/sie/es hat getrunken The past in conversation. Verbs of movement or change take "ist", most others "hat".

Conjugation

The verb in every person; under each table, when German uses it.

Indikativ
Person Präsens Präteritum Perfekt
ich trinketrankhabe getrunken
du trinksttranksthast getrunken
er/sie/es trinkttrankhat getrunken
wir trinkentrankenhaben getrunken
ihr trinkttrankthabt getrunken
sie/Sie trinkentrankenhaben getrunken
Präsens
What happens now or usually; with a time word also the future.
Präteritum
The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
Perfekt
The past in conversation.
More Tenses and Moods
Indikativ
Person Plusquamperfekt Futur I Futur II
ich hatte getrunkenwerde trinkenwerde getrunken haben
du hattest getrunkenwirst trinkenwirst getrunken haben
er/sie/es hatte getrunkenwird trinkenwird getrunken haben
wir hatten getrunkenwerden trinkenwerden getrunken haben
ihr hattet getrunkenwerdet trinkenwerdet getrunken haben
sie/Sie hatten getrunkenwerden trinkenwerden getrunken haben
Plusquamperfekt
What had happened before another moment in the past.
Futur I
Plans, promises and guesses about the future; often the Präsens is enough.
Futur II
What will be finished by a moment in the future, or a guess about the past.
Person Konjunktiv II
ich tränke
du tränkst
er/sie/es tränke
wir tränken
ihr tränkt
sie/Sie tränken
Konjunktiv II
Wishes, polite requests and what isn't real.
Person Imperativ
du trink!
ihr trinkt!
Sie trinken Sie!
Imperativ
Requests and instructions to du, ihr and Sie.

In Otti's situations: Otti orders a coffee

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